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:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/149/149069/attachment_149069876 "A new way of thinking about your life’s challenges and strengthen your self-belief by drawing comparisons between the basics of chemistry and the basics of life.
An Autobiography of Struggle and Success.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/65/65860/attachment_65860092 "The book is an adventure adult fiction novel about two 17 years old boys who take a field trip to London. I wanted the cover to reflect that and made it very simple, but eye-catching.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/35/3589/358953/9bd74c05-7e10-45c8-a91d-9d542575443d.jpg "This is a story about human connection at the most indiscriminate, primeval level, and one person’s belief it still exists today.
\"Is he trapped in his own consciousness or demonstrating good reason? What does he not see? Will he reach the endpoint before reality disintegrates completely?\"")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/111/111311/attachment_111311791 "A gritty crime/thriller novel about the challenges faced by a man of giant stature who is incarcerated in a corrupt federal prison.
The client asked for dark, masculine, realistic, and mature design picturing the main character of abnormal size and strength facing a physically threatening environment - an aging federal prison.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/137/137626/attachment_137626031 "Four Strategic Thinking Models to Empower Your People")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/104/10471/1047102/f5f8087e-723e-442e-94a6-f49f439756c7.jpg "“Stoked and Fullhearted” is the second book in the series. In this new story, Thomas is being silly doing yoga moves as he surfs and his friends watch.
Katrina Maxwell wrote this book for younger children (ages 0-5) but always keeping the same yoga theme. The author is a Speech-Language Pathologist & Children's Yoga Instructor with a passion for education and travel.
The illustrations, created by another artist, also had this specific audience in mind. Therefore, the original characters have a more youthful appearance in this book.
In the typesetting project, I specifically chose different placements for the texts in order to keep the children’s attention, as well as to make the book more fun to read.
On the book cover I extended the wave to the back, to give it a leading role throughout the design. It also helped to distribute all the information that needed to be displayed, as well as to keep the entire exterior of the book completely balanced.")
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:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/155/15528/1552862/0c2cc3fd-b215-422d-8611-7efdcdc26135.jpg "a modern take on the themes of 1984")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/25/2559/255963/d47478a8-4733-4230-bd02-0296ac978bc6.jpg "Dark thriller based on the abduction of a young girl from a playground in Boston and the subsequent manhunt by the FBI and the girl's mother.
One of the requests from the author was to have a dark deep cover with strong colors, but also quite simple.
In my design I played with the contrast between the innocence of the child and her teddy bear, with the heavy and stormy clouds that transmit a very dramatic feeling.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/92/9274/927493/c7b012f7-0112-4eee-8ce7-c9792c0dd767.jpg "How to get anything you want - The Yin-Yang way to Goal Setting")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/32/3275/327545/9950295b-01b9-4253-8180-25fa4e09e7ff.jpg "Design for book 2 of the Vampire Queen Saga, a mature dark fantasy novel that revolves around the search for a viking-style shield, with a raven's head painted on it.
I designed a stylized raven to incorporate in the main zone of the shield, very much in the style of the ancient heraldic and tribal symbols. The main challenge was to have the eye right at the center, making it almost “alive”. This also helped to represent the shield as something special and unique.
The other request of the author was to have a nautical feel, as most of the book takes place at sea or in port.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/112/112162/attachment_112162890 "Poetry")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/74/7400/740068/9a45129c-4278-431c-9912-6b634f10f4e8.jpg "This was a whole package project, made to produce all the elements of a non-fiction book: illustrations, cover design and book interior (typesetting).
“Compulsão”, translated from Portuguese as “Compulsion”, is a book that studies the consumer behavior, as well as advises how to buy in a more conscious way.
Although this is a serious book with a lot of information about the subject, it is also fun. Therefore, the author requested a cartoon style for the illustrations, with vibrant colors, which could transmit that informal and inviting look. These images represent the two main areas within the theme: the compulsion to buy and the compulsion to eat/drink.
As the color Red is mentioned several times in the book, related to the subject studied, it became the obvious choice for the book cover. It also helped to achieve the joyful result that was requested, as well as to catch the attention of the potential readers.")
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:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/112/112048/attachment_112048673 "Two sisters, Jewish, Poland, ghetto, Auschwitz Birkenau and their ability to adapt even with all the difficulties and situations they go through.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/42/4253/425313/22ba3727-97bb-4495-9321-7e09fd999230.jpg "This is a fantasy story about a 12-year-old boy with unique abilities. He is invited to join a training program, set in a specialized summer camp called Campus Gaea, where he will be able to improve his skills and grow into a powerful member of the Band of Fire.
The request of the author was to represent James in the environment of Campus Gaea (a scouting style camp), following some characteristics of the tents (colors, shape, placement) in order to match the descriptions on the book.
The wolf (a character that guards the camp) and the Phoenix (a beautiful, flame red colored, large bird that is James companion) were also some of the requested details.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/112/112569/attachment_112569527 "This design was a layout proposal and was never published.
My approach was connected with the book's purpose: to be a “gift” for mothers such as Mother's day or their birthday.
Gifts have the objective of making people we care about feel appreciated. So, why not to “wrap” the book to make it look exactly like a gift? This way the intention of sons/daughters is perfectly clear and “visible”, and the joy of moms by receiving it can be even stronger. They would feel that they didn’t just receive a book… but a deserved “gift”.
My idea was also to create a design style that could be suitable for all the ages. With this idea the book can be an offer for a mom with a newborn baby, as well as to an elderly mother that receives this gift from her already adult sons.
As the client requested, I also had in mind that the design should be easily adapted to other members of the family: dad, grandma, grandpa… The idea of “the gift” can be continued, changing colors and some of the elements.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/76/7605/760500/b78cf094-6bdf-4205-bb80-bfad8b1f9aaa.jpg "This book cover was designed for a spiritual fiction.
The author had already in mind a specific scene described in the first chapter. To follow the writing, the angel needed to have an etheric appearance, while the little girl had to be seen as being “more real”.
Although there were already some references regarding the appearance of the characters, I had some freedom to “create” them in a way that could be interesting for the viewers, adding some details.
The atmosphere that surrounds them was also a very important aspect of the entire design, with the sunlight that comes through the trees. The mist was already part of the image chosen for the background, but the colors and contrasts had to be completely changed in order to make the whole imagery balanced and believable.
One of the other details requested by the author was to give a big impact to the main title “44”. The effects and colors helped to make it stand out and, at the same time, to match the rest of the design.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/103/103867/attachment_103867325 "These designs were a layout proposal and have never been published.
They were created for a YA dystopian romance set in parallel universes. The author wanted to have that sense of duality represented in the design, but in a way that it would be completely clear that the first book was set in our current universe, and the second one in a dystopian universe at the same place.
As one of the details from this dystopian universe was that all trees were dead, I used the image of two massive trees as the main focal point. They helped to represent the differences between those two worlds, also intensified by the different color schemes.
The poses of the girl (main character in the story) also reinforce the titles of each book: a static pose for “Here” and a moving/running pose for “There”.")
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:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/72/7213/721399/203d4dad-c323-42ba-8d97-fadce7c04159.jpg "Since this is a devotion book for those who want to deepen their relationship with God in the middle of their hectic lives, the author requested a design that could capture the essence of time and of spiritual reflection.
For that, I included the image of a pocket watch, similar to the one that was being used as a chapter symbol in the interior of the book. This way there is always a consistent theme and imagery in the entire book (in the inner and outer zones).
I also wanted to represent the “start of a new day”, not only in a sense of time but also as a new opportunity to be with God, that can be achieved despite the busy life.
The rising sun was a good way to transmit that message and also to give it that “eternal” sense (the sun rises everyday… no matter what). It also helps to give a very positive feeling to the entire design, as being a joyful invitation to join in these daily 100 Minutes of reflection.")
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:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/87/8795/879549/c4df878d-1f1e-48b1-ad6a-b0b83ef8ca52.jpg "This book is a compilation of 12 short true crime stories that all took place in France, between 1955 and 2010. These are some of the most famous and most gripping cases in the history of the French legal system and many of these chronicles have left an indelible mark on French society. This book retraces in detail the days before, during and after each crime, the police investigations that followed. It also touches upon the trials as none of these cases is unsolved.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/111/111387/attachment_111387620 "Confessions of a Top Earner reveals a proven, more productive approach to growing any network marketing business, serving any kind of market. With Confessions of a Top Earner, you can stop chasing after friends and family and instead attract new customers and distributors to you like moths to a flame. You'll discover how to create a leveraged system that delivers the exact prospects you want through a carefully engineered lead attraction, conversion, and retention system.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/123/123224/attachment_123224349 "Love. Notes. Poetry.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/47/4747/474796/9a8cf575-3c28-407c-b605-cb8e172a069f.jpg "Book 3 of the \"Melanie Hogan Mysteries Series\", which stories always take place within the environment of an hair salon.
This is a mysterious story that takes place in the fall. So, one of the requests from the author was to include the colors of that season.
In this book the main character is moving her best friend into a house next to her own, when they stumble across three gravestones in a hidden area in the back of the shed. This discovery will uncover a shocking family secret.
Another request from the author was to include some hairdresser instruments on the back cover (as in all the books of this series) to make the connection with the main theme.")
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:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/125/125360/attachment_125360706 "BREAK = a split / cutting off / letting go / breaking a cycle of generations of abuse, trauma, ignorance. Making a decision to do something different and better.
UNTANGLE = doing the work of figuring out how those old, bad mindsets have shown up for us as adults (connecting the dots between ideas we were taught and how we behave now) so that we can replace them with better ones.")
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:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/83/8317/831780/6ffae32d-630d-4ab1-bbd4-d473e751ac18.jpg "This is a Christmas book for kids and families to read together during the holidays. As the story is set in the North Pole, the author requested a very colorful and wintery atmosphere with vibrant tones of blue and cyan, that could catch the attention of the viewers.
As the book is meant not just for kids but also for their adult family members, it was decided to follow a more realistic approach, instead of a cartoon style.
The three main characters — a giant horse, a cowboy and a small elf — are the focal point of the entire illustration that I created for this cover. This illustration was entirely made in Photoshop, with several versions until it was reached the desired result.
The main challenge was to represent those characters with all the details that were described in the text and still make them appropriate for a children’s audience. The vibrant colors were a big help to achieve that goal.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/65/6577/657787/634ac9ff-acc5-4543-bb1e-afddd48951b8.jpg "This is the second book of the Annalisse Series, a romantic mystery novel.
The design was created following the original vision of the author that already had in mind the inclusion of very specific elements.
The main objective was to lean more on the “mystery” side of the story, which revolves around a murder and disappearance. Therefore, instead of showing the main characters, the design presents some objects that have an important role or that give some clues about the development of the plot.
The roses were one of the details that required a special attention. They couldn’t be too bright or too perfect. So, I made them all different: from the one that is still bright and fresh, to the other that opens its petals, and all the others that start to wilt and die… exactly like the several stages of a life.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/77/77594/attachment_77594013 "Cracker is a book with alternative history. In this book, the world as we know it is turned upside down. Black people have power and privilege and white people are an oppressed minority.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/113/113039/attachment_113039112 "Culturally, we have a complicated relationship with alcohol. It’s everywhere, interwoven into all our celebrations and social structures. So if you have a problem with drink, society often has a problem with you. Tell people that you want to give up smoking and you get unparalleled support, but if you tell even someone close to you that you have a drink problem, they can get panicky and uncomfortable. Socially, there is much more shame around being addicted to alcohol than cigarettes.
Also, help is hard to come by. Smoking and obesity issues are well funded by the NHS, but alcohol, despite costing the system millions each year, is poorly supported. GPs have very few options to offer people who come seeking help.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/47/4747/474796/28f5f63c-8f1a-4a44-a76d-762168be2c92.jpg "This is the first book of the \"Melanie Hogan Mysteries Series\", which stories always take place within the environment of an hair salon that the main character owns.
Although the author didn't have any specific requirements at the beginning of the process, she had a preference for a \"woodsy look/feel\".
A lot of the action takes place in the small log house on a lake in Minnesota, where the main character lives. The author wanted to show how that home was her sanctuary. So, the chairs on the deck in front of the lake helped to transmit that idea.
There is also a detail in the back cover that appears in all the books of this series — the inclusion of some hairdresser instruments, to better make the connection with the main theme.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/99/9975/997506/736f85f6-49a7-474c-b5b5-d629b70ca692.jpg "Book Cover Design for \"TV Casualty\" Book")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/124/124595/attachment_124595315 "THE POWER OF PIVOTING is a self development book created to help guide people through unexpected changes in relationships, career, mental health and more.
In this book, I use my own personal journey and story as a roadmap of tips and tricks to not only get through the big changes, but learning how to embrace them. From learning to fear change during our childhoods, to the First Big Holy Crap (as Chapter 2 is titled), to tips for dealing with anxiety and depression, the book contains actionable exercises to help people turn their own pivots into their dream lives.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/89/89681/attachment_89681534 "I entered in this contest with something completely different that is offered by other participants. Contest holder wanted clean, striking and simple design. \"So the symbolism should be \"screw this place. I'm out\". Anything that shows that is really powerful.\". While the entire contest was poured into the water with the golden fishes, as a escape I offered the bent prison bars.
And it helped client to jump out on land.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/111/111049/attachment_111049503 "The is a story of a man looking back on his life and reliving the broken relationships he's had along the way.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/46/4689/468949/6695e465-32ea-43d7-bb35-3c9827ddc0c6.jpg "This is the cover for the first eBook in a Fantasy trilogy.
The design is centered in a particular moment, when the mighty warships of the Syriot Empire attack the distant shores of the Three Kingdoms.
The illustration shows the ferocious pirate Captain Black Bekhar with his feared axe, that fights along side with the invaders, against the troops of the Three Kingdoms (that we see on the cover).
This is a Fantasy series, potentially marked as YA but that also has a lot of violent action and adventure.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/93/93968/attachment_93968128 "The client asked for a design that needs to have a longstanding appeal and a 'timeless' quality.
By using the Arabic pattern with a gold gradient on clean white background - design got all that author wants.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/49/4980/498095/b99d89e4-2986-497b-b1b2-4699cfc8ea90.jpg "The book’s main character is a vigilante-for-hire who runs a high end mercenary organization, headquartered in Boston.
As this is the first book of a set of several new series, the author requested a slight different approach, in relation to what had already been done on the previous books, as long as it would fit her already very well known brand.
When I made the research of the publishing design trends within this genre I noticed that, whenever there's a cover with an image in a big scale, it stands out from the others in an incredible way, specially when they have a face looking at the viewer.
I immediately remembered how the eyes of the models (and a particular gaze) is one of the details that identify so many of this author’s books — the direct look at the reader, that catches the attention and also seduces, is almost her trademark.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/25/2559/255963/d4ae8091-0166-471c-89b1-03dfa36b8a95.jpg "This design was a layout proposal and was never published. It was made for a fictional story about the mystery of Edgar Allan Poe's death in 1849.
I've recreated the atmosphere of that time, not only through the costumes of the characters but also with the dark and mysterious environment.
The contrast between the intense lights and the shadows transmits the dramatic feeling that was required.")
:format(webp)/99designs-contests-attachments/110/110914/attachment_110914866 "This design was a layout proposal and was never published.
It was created for a cautionary tale about what America is becoming. This science fiction book is a sort of metaphor for what is happening in our society, bringing the excitement and intrigue of paranormal and spiritual discovery, together with a supernatural battle between spiritual forces in an age of advanced technology and cultural shifting.
As it is set in San Francisco, the client required a clear skyline of the buildings of the city, from which a giant violet construction stands out, not only by its size but also by the different appearance and materials.
The major challenge was precisely to represent that giant building in a way that could show its different nature, following the descriptions on the book — “some kind of magnetic force field, not glass or steel”.")
:format(webp)/http://s3.amazonaws.com/projects-files/32/3268/326870/4fe52ef3-ad12-4b3b-9301-d43c101ac5e8.jpg "Simple and elegant book cover series.")
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